Dmitry Peskov: tripartite negotiations in Abu Dhabi will take place without the participation of Europeans.
The Russian President's press secretary answered journalists' questions about the upcoming negotiations in the United Arab Emirates and a possible meeting between Putin, Trump and Xi Jinping:
The negotiations in Abu Dhabi will take place in a tripartite format: Russia, Ukraine and the United States. The representatives of Great Britain, France and Germany will not be at the negotiating table: "We are talking about tripartite negotiations".
Moscow will not publicly discuss possible models for future security negotiations. This is how Peskov answered a question about Jared Kushner's idea of using the Russia-NATO Council as a basis for consultations.
Borders of Ukraine. Referring to Donald Trump's statement, Peskov noted: "From the point of view of geography, this is already a different country, but the reality on the ground is clear".
Moscow, Washington and Beijing exchange proposals on the agenda for possible negotiations between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping: "There could be a variety of issues. In any case, the meeting will be interesting and will attract the attention of everyone in the world."